Going to the Theatre

Help me understand then. Your reasoning for not going to the movies theatre is that a person of weaker faith my take offense. Might a person of weaker faith also take offense if they thought you were purchasing beer or wine?

What about going to a restaurant that sells beer. Might a weaker person believe that you would drink with your meal? Should you also avoid those places?

What about a sporting goods store? What if a weaker person thinks it a sin for a Christian to own a firearm? Should you refrain from going to a sporting goods store for fear they think you might purchase a weapon?

The point is that I can give a hundred other examples that you don't likely adhere to. Why are you singling out the theatre? You are correct I don't understand why you single out the theatre and don't worry about the other places. Please help me understand.

 

Not, that I am aware of, but I live in a “small” community, and everybody knows that I am the pastor of that Church.

And you would be surprised how many unsaved people that I have ran into that think that going to the movies is not right.

So, suppose I am knocking on the door, of a neighbor, who has lost respect for me or thinks that I am a hypocrite, for going to the movies.
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All I am saying, is there are more important things to consider.

 

Go a lot. Went last night, watched Unstoppable.

One of our favorite places to go is a studio movie grill where you can eat while you watch...it's a little touch of heaven.:thumbs:

At home we have a mini-theater and watch DVDs all the time. We actually usually watch more at home than at the movie theater.

We use screenit.com or kids-in-mind.com before watching any movie. (I have the kids-in-mind app on my iphone and use it to screen movies) It's so easy to be informed these days and it is pretty easy to figure out what movies we should or shouldn't go to. I can rave about kids-in-mind.com all day long, it drops the pointless MPAA rating system in favor of grading the movie from 1 to 10.

We enjoy movies and love going out with other couples. Lots of fun. We use discernment and stay away from trash. You can be sensible about what movies you go see. There are lots of good movies out there, just be informed and reasonable.

I've never understood the fundamentalist view of never going to the movies. Just being honest.

 

Hi matt

You said........

I can do that. What I am taking about is hurting the cause of Christ.

Now both grocery stores in my little town, have all the booz restricted to single isles of the store, so they are easy to avoid and yes I avoid them for that reason.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”
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Every restaurant in my town sells alcohol, so that can not be avoided;
Therefore, we do go out to eat, but don’t order booz.

As for sporting good stores: The subject of personal firearm ownership, has come up in messages and everybody knows that I am a gun owner.
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You are right, there are other examples, but as you can see, I don’t single out theaters; That is just what this thread is about.

As for the hundreds of other areas where I might hurt the Lord’s testimony, I tackle them one at a time.

 

“Worried” isn’t the right word. We just try to be careful.

We were at a yard sale a while back, and they had some old 50s & 60s music playing, and I remarked.....
“I like your taste in music.”....and I honestly think this messed up a future opportunity to witness to these people. Go figure.

I am learning to be more careful every day.

 

No, He will just have to use somebody else, with them.

 

Wow...so in order to witness effectively, we must not enjoy anything or go anywhere?

 

On the surface, that seems like the logical thing to do, but it's been my experiences that most sites that detail things like that are very inaccurate.

Kind of like the one that told us "Big Momma's House" is a "family-friendly movie".

My wife and I went to see a movie called "Failure to Launch" because it was filmed in our area and several people we know were in it. I think we ended up leaving after about fifteen minutes.

Well, we rarely go to the picture shows because there are just so few good movies (and by "good", I mean both quality and morality). If the kids want to see one, my wife and I will usually go see it first and judge for ourselves.

Fortunately, that doesn't happen very often. Because we don't have TV in our home, our kids usually aren't even aware of what movies are on.

I think the last movie we went to see as a family was "Night at the Museum".

Now, that having been said, we do have a very large collection of classic and family friendly movies and TV shows on DVD and our movie nights with family and friends is legendary, if I do say so myself, so it isn't like we don't ever watch any movies.

 

I rarely watch movies, I have never enjoyed fiction. I like good documentaries, lately I have been watching a great series on PBS about WWII. It does have some awful scenes at times showing hundreds of dead stacked upon another. My kids do not watch this.

The last time I went to the movies was to take my kids to see that famous dinosaur island movie by Disney. I can't even remember the name now.

My kids and I often watch parts of movies on YouTube. Last night we were watching the Little Rascals. We've watched a few scenes from the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello. The kids love this stuff, it is still funny.

Last night we watched this, it is hilarious. I love when Spanky says,

Are you gonna eat me up Uncle George?, I don't think I'll taste so good, Mom says I'm spoiled! :tongue3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSEY9WBDErI&feature=related

 

I've been to the movies maybe 3 times in the past 7 years, two of those times was to see the Passion of the Christ, and the third time we watched a Fat Albert movie that was pretty good. I don't personally think there is anything wrong with watching a movie at a theatre or at home, you just half to be careful. We don't go more because of the cost and mainly because, plain and simple, Hollywood doesn't put out much worth watching. I recently saw a preview on TV for the Yogi Bear movie that's coming out, it's rated PG, really, why is it necessary for Hollywood to add content that Yogi Bear wouldn't be rated G?

 

Dr Bob..

We have yearly re-enactments of the battle that took place in the area where I live, the Battle of Richmond Ky.

If you ever make that one let me know. I would like to see you in "action".

We have 2 houses that are still standing since the battle, and were used as field hospitals during the battle. They have both been restored as close as possible to original condition, and are now maintained tourist attractions.

There is also a Church in the battlefield area that is still in use, and if you visit they can show you the damaged places that were caused by getting hit by cannonballs.

 

Why does Hollywood insist on destroying everything from my childhood?

First the Beverly Hillbillies' debacle (not to mention the sequel), then Wild, Wild West, and now this?

What's next? "Quentin Tarantino Presents: Mayberry"?

 

I think this is the one where Yogi finally has enough of Ranger Smith and mauls him to death. He is a bear, after all.